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Bishops ‘raise their voice’ for the Amazon, as fires rage in Brazil
August 26, 2019
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CWN Editor's Note: Pope Francis also expressed his concern: at the conclusion of his August 25 Angelus address, he said, “We are all worried about the vast fires that have developed in the Amazon. Let us pray that, with everyone’s commitment, they may be tamed as soon as possible. That ‘lung’ of forest is vital to our planet.”
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